PIANO MAN: THE LIFE OF JOHN OGDON
Book ID/图书代码： 12290012B56903
English Summary/英文概要： The first full biography of John Ogdon; a tortured genius and arguably the greatest British pianist of all time. From the beginning of his professional career as a soloist John Ogdon was hailed as a musician of rare understanding and phenomenal technical gifts. Able to play and memorize just about any score at sight, tales of his impossible exploits at the keyboard are legion. Yet Ogdon was a man of extremes and it was this very extremity, while the source of much of his gift, that also led to appalling suffering. Here was a man whose feelings were inexpressibly deep and often tormenting, and Ogdon’s glory days, following his coveted Tchaikovsky prize in 1962, came to a sudden end in 1973 when he suffered a severe mental breakdown which led to his being certified insane and made patient of the Court of Protection. Over the course of several harrowing years Ogdon would spend large periods of time in and out of psychiatric wards and halfway houses. The drugs and treatments prescribed sometimes affected his coordination, and his reputation suffered as a result. Yet Ogdon’s commitment to his art remained undimmed, and until the end he drew out performances of tremendous beauty and conviction from the depths of his ravaged heart. In this illuminating biography, Charles Beauclerk explores the life of a brilliantly inspired artist, for whom music was both his cross and his salvation.
Chinese Summary/中文概要： 约翰•奥格登的首部完整传记；饱受折磨的天才，可以说是有史以来最伟大的英国钢琴家。从作为独奏家开始职业生涯，约翰•奥格登就被人们誉为罕见的，有着对音乐惊人理解的天才音乐家。他的弹奏才华，惊人的记忆力以及对琴键的贡献的故事多不胜数。然而约翰•奥格登是非常极端的人，这种极端也是他众多才华的来源，同时也导致了可怕的苦难。这个男人的情感有着无法言表的深入，同时也是一种折磨，约翰•奥格登的辉煌时期，是在1962年，他获得了柴可夫斯基奖，这一切在1973年突然结束，因为他遭遇了严重的精神崩溃，这让他被认定为疯了，并成为法院保护的病人。在过去悲惨的几年里，约翰•奥格登在精神科病房及中途宿舍度过了大量的时间。规定的治疗和药物有时会影响到他的协调，而且他的名声也蒙受影响。然而约翰•奥格登对艺术的承诺仍然丝毫未减，直到最后时期，他将饱受蹂躏的心脏深处的信念和美丽表演出来。在这本很有启发的传记中，查尔斯探索了一个出色的极具灵感的艺术家的生活，而音乐既是他的十字架也是他的救赎。(LNL)
Awards/获奖情况：我应该提一下，索尼将在即将来临的四月重新演绎约翰•奥格登的作品。同时，英国广播公司将在此时段播出约翰•奥格登生平的纪录片。
我们有以下引自史蒂芬•弗莱的精彩语录：
约翰•奥格登的生平是二十世纪晚期最辉煌最让人流连忘返的悲剧之一。没有比他更有技术更有天赋的英国钢琴家了。他的故事被英国广播公司奇妙的戏剧化了， 但是这本书不仅对他的才华作了深刻的探索，还有他受到的伤害。
About the Author/作者介绍： 查尔斯是他的的祖先格温•内尔的传记的作者，并写了一本关于莎士比亚的书。
Charles Beauclerk is the author of a biography of his ancestor Nell Gwyn and a book on Shakespeare.
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